Matthew Scully
Matthew Scully
Matthew Scully is an American author, journalist, and speechwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth30 March 1959
CountryUnited States of America
heart sight gone
When we shrink from the sight of something, when we shroud it in euphemism, that is usually a sign of inner conflict, of unsettled hearts, a sign that something has gone wrong in our moral reasoning.
evil passing-away necessary-evil
When you start with a necessary evil, and then over time the necessity passes away, what's left?
animal soul guilt
Animals have this way of constantly confronting us with ultimate questions - about truth and falsehood, guilt and innocence, God and sanctity and the soul - forcing us to define ourselves and our relationship to the world.
pride animal men
Let's just call things what they are. When a man's love of finery clouds his moral judgment, that is vanity. When he lets a demanding palate make his moral choices, that is gluttony. When he ascribes the divine will to his own whims, that is pride. And when he gets angry at being reminded of animal suffering that his own daily choices might help avoid, that is moral cowardice.
kindness character animal
Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are called to treat them with kindness, not because they have rights or power or some claim to equality, but in a sense because they don't; because they all stand unequal and powerless before us.
among animal house issues likely sympathy truth white
The truth is that at the White House and in Congress, you are as likely to find sympathy for animal issues among Republicans as among Democrats.